Author Archives
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Heritage Club Meeting….sorry, no safe spaces here…
The campaign to inform Lake County residents about their property taxes starts here.
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Update on new proposed Concord School…can you imagine the legal fees?
Well, it appears the fiasco will be decided on March 16th by Lake County Common Pleas Judge Richard L. Collins, Jr. It will be a non jury trial. When this is over, we will be asking how much legal fees… Read More ›
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Lake County Liberty Coalition February Meeting
Meet Scott Andrews: Scott Andrews, LCLC, February 21, 2018 For February, the Lake County Liberty Coalition (LCLC) is proud to announce: Facebook and Twitter: Challenges to Freedom of Speech! Scott Andrews Wednesday, February 21, 2018* 6:30 to 8 PM at Auburn… Read More ›
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Open Invite to Tour the Crime Lab
Here is the response that Lobbyists for Citizens received from the Director of the Opioid Lab at the Lake County Crime Laboratory. It is well worth the trip to see how they interact with the law enforcement in Lake County…. Read More ›
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Super Bowl Ad Highlights Seniors’ Problem..a little too close to home
Had to post this Super Bowl ad because it highlights what we are saying. Seniors need to work to pay their property taxes!!!!! Over 1/3 of Americans have no retirement savings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ILxrRlf3KY How does this relate to Lake County Seniors?….Here… Read More ›
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Crime Lab Video
Crime Lab recognized for outstanding forensic work…..congratulations to them.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tsAu_tbur4
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Real Estate Taxes 2018 vs. 2008…..not sustainable IMO
We are pleased to announce that “Lobbyists for Citizens” will be announcing soon the results of our extensive project analyzing the Lake County real estate taxes. We have been working closely with the Lake County Auditor’s comparing the real estate… Read More ›
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Crime Lab .4 mill levy on the May 2018 ballot…necessity or luxury?
We, as “Lobbyists for Citizens”, are very concerned about the ever escalating real estate taxes in Lake County. The Lake County Commissioners have approved a request by the Lake County Crime Lab for a .4 mill levy to be placed… Read More ›
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How large is Lake County government?
Did you know that the Lake County 2018 operating budget is $247,647,070, and there are 1,434 employees. The estimated unencumbered cash balance is $184,259,457 at the January 1, 2018. (Comment: I would say they are financially healthy. Not sure if… Read More ›
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Seniors in Lake County…..it is a growing club…
The Center for Community Solutions, a local think tank, celebrated their 100 year anniversary in 2013 serving Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Here are some excerpts from their website….http://www.communitysolutions.com/history What We Do Applied demographic and socioeconomic research at Community Solutions seeks… Read More ›
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Tom Z is back on the radio….
Tom Z will be back on the radio beginning Feb 3 at 1220 on the AM Dial at 9:30 AM in the morning and repeated at 10 PM in the evening. The name of the show will be Talking Trump with Tom Z. We are glad… Read More ›
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Geauga Tea Party coming events…..
We would like to make you aware of what our fellow patriots in neighboring Geauga County are doing. Geauga County Tea Party News Letter We are drumming up the Patriots for Action! This is the first of regular news letters… Read More ›
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Kirtland Schools have hit the wall…News Flash…so have taxpayers
Wow, looks like Kirtland taxpayers have some decisions to make in May. Their school board has agreed, unanimously I may add, to place a whopping 5.9 mill operating levy on the May ballot. Please remember that a 1 mill levy… Read More ›
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Stormwater taxes and Cuyahoga River catching fire…oh yes, they’re related..
Three of us met with Mr. Tim Miller, Director of the Lake County Stormwater Management Department and Jason Boyd, Lake County Administrator. All three of us were very impressed with both gentlemen; good stewards of the taxpayers’ money, and both… Read More ›
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Illegal Immigration….a problem in all of Ohio
We found an article in Kentwired.com concerning illegal immigration in Ohio. You may wish to read and see how Lake County has fared against the other 82 counties in Ohio. http://www.kentwired.com/latest_updates/article_1457b45c-fb21-11e7-8bdf-f72adcceb1b5.html “TRAC’s records for Ohio are current through July 2017… Read More ›
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Lake County proposed changes…
We have been hearing that Lake County is having a quiet prosperity…here is a link to a Plain Dealer article talking about changes on the horizon… http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/01/laketran_aims_to_aid_mentor_in.html#incart_m-rpt-1
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Real Estate Tax Bill Received Today…you better be sitting when you open it..
Just saw our real estate tax bill for the first half of 2017…..increase of $874.77 (8.834%) for the year. Well if this does not reinforce what we have been saying about pricing seniors and others living on fixed incomes… Read More ›
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Letter to the editor..swamp creatures..
We are re-posting a letter written by David Genis of Painesville……we agree with him Swamp Creatures ltr to editor
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Riverside – Concord School Debate – part two….
There were four “Lobbyists for Citizens” at a meeting today (1/19) with Mr. Jim Kalis, Superintendent of Riverside Local School District, and Mr. Gary Platko, CFO of Riverside School. The meeting was requested by us with the expressed purpose of… Read More ›
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Dave’s Market for Concord….
Just heard that a Dave’s Market will be taking place of the closed Reider’s Market….not sure of a date… https://www.davesmarkets.com/
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What was I thinking ?…Catholic Charities do not donate to anything…One way street?
We had previously written about an injustice to Lake County taxpayers, regarding the Land Bank donating to the Catholic Church in Willowick. We wrote a letter to Catholic Charities asking them to step up and correct this injustice by donating… Read More ›
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Concord Residents….do we need another Fire Station?
Thanks to a Concord resident on the “heads up” on the this report on Facility Assessment & Fire Station Location Analysis, and the following information on the police and fire services in Concord. Concord-Twp.-Facility-Study-2017 This newly released report which was… Read More ›
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Senator Rob Portman and DACA….you decide if he is on your side
One of our members wrote to Senator Rob Portman asking for his opinion on illegal immigration and the DACA issue. Here is his response: Thank you for contacting me regarding the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals… Read More ›
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Commissioners’ Meeting 1/16/18
Resolution to appoint Walter R. Siegel to the Port Authority. This opening on the Board was due to Rita McMahon leaving the position. A gentleman in the audience asked that the commissioners consider a female for the 9 person board… Read More ›
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Some interesting stats on Lake County Schools….
We have started to analyze the State of Ohio School District Profile Report (also known as the Cupp Report) for FY 2016 to see if the numbers tell us anything. Once the data is inserted in the Excel spreadsheets it… Read More ›